10 Thrash Metal Albums a Newbie Needs to Own! 

Honorable mention: Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today

Flotsam and Jetsam- No Place For Disgrace. One of my favs that I still play on a regular basis to this day.

1. slayer - reign in blood 2. exodus - bonded by blood 3. metallica - ride the lightning 4. kreator - terrible certainty 5. sodom - agent orange 6. megadeth - rust in peace 7. anthrax - among the living 8. annihilator - alice in hell 9. sepultura - beneath the remains 10. dark angel - darkness descends

You know what Pete Pardo ...even though I'm not a newbie these lists are cool cause there is stuff out there that never made my Playlist fos one reason or another like sodom...that was killer and I didn't know...thanks pete

I will say this; if you’ve never listened to Rust in Peace, listen to the original recording not the remastered version.

A honorable mention I'll put fourth Voivod - Dimension Hatross! Total banger. Up there with Kreator, Sodom etc.

The 5 albums that came to mind first - IF I had to narrow it down - were "Kill 'Em All" by Metallica, "Taking Over" by Overkill, "The Ultra Violence" by Death Angel, "Reign in Blood" by Slayer, and "Darkness Descends" by Dark Angel. Obviously, there are several more, but those 5 are always at the top of the thrash heap for me.

1 Ride the llghiting - Metallica 2 Rest in Peace - Megadeth 3 Arise - Sepultura. 4 Season in the Abyss - Slayer. 5 Handle Pain Nuclear Assalto. 6 Pleasure tô kill Kreator. 7 - By Inhenritance - Artillery. 8 - Chemical Invasion Tankard. 9 - Persistence of Time - Anthrax. 10 - Bonded By Blood - Exodus.

4:13 Before I see Pete's list, I'll do mine (only one LP per band): 10. Kreator - Pleasure to Kill (1986) 9. Dark Angel - Darkness Descends (1986) 8. Sepultura - Beneath the Remains (1989) 7. Flotsam and Jetsam - Doomsday for the Deceiver (1986) 6. Exodus - Bonded By Blood (1985) 5. Testament - The Legacy (1987) 4. Anthrax - Spreading the Disease (1985) 3. Megadeth - Rust In Peace (1990) 2. Metallica - Ride the Lightning (1984) 1. Slayer - Reign In Blood (1986)

1- Rust In Peace 2- Rust In Peace 3- Rust In Peace 4- Rust In Peace 5- Rust In Peace 6- Rust In Peace 7- Rust In Peace 8- Rust In Peace 9- Rust In Peace 10- Rust In Peace

Never forget hearing Kill 'Em All for the first time, i had just finished putting in a new car stereo in my Datsun pick up truck, which had a shell on the back and a carpet kit. I put house speakers back there, had a powerful amp and was now living the good life! A friend, " heavy metal Bob" who became pretty famous in the metal scene, had hipped me to Riot, Saxon, Armoured Saint and others, told me i had to get this album by Metallica (i thought the name was ridiculous!) so i picked it up and couldnt fathom how fast, relentless and uncompromising it was, the ten ton, granite riffs literally exploding from the sweaty speakers! I thought i was Mr. Heavy Metal, and then realizing AC/DC, Scorps and UFO, Sabbath and Ted Nugent, while still killer, were joined by a collosal behemoth spraying out wattage with seriously dangerous intentions! I was laughing upon first listen, Four Horsemen, Seek And Destroy, Motorbreath and Whiplash giving me an intense high, a huge burst of adrenaline. Played it for my stoner metal buddies, while we were burning some green in the back of my truck, house speakers ready for punishment, and all I saw were looks of complete astonishment, heard the words "no fucking way" over and over again, and then nothing but huge grins! It changed our musical lives, we didnt know this kind of speed and power was even possible, and in fact, a buddy commented that the sonics weren't real, he thought they had to be using special effects or something😁! I thank Heavy Metal Bob for his astute knowledge of all things metal - RIP BOB NALBANIAN.

That's not thrash! That's more like traditional metal What about my guys, Obscurey Nowayinthefirst10? No love for ____________?

one thing I must add here...and it's ridiculous that I have to...Metal Church is NOT, and has NEVER BEEN, a thrash band...

Whiplash's "Power and Pain" ist definitely missing, it's probably the best thrash record together with Exodus' "Bonded by Blood".

Honourable mention: Sepultura's Arise. A Masterpiece.

Pete have you heard Xentrix ? British thrash band from back in the day…suggest you check out Shattered Existence & For Who’s advantage 🤘

In no particular order 1. Bonded By Blood-Exodus. 2. Reign In Blood-Slayer. 3. Kill Em All-Metallica. 4. Rust In Peace-Megadeth. 5. Beneath The Remains-Sepultura. 6. The Years Of Decay-Overkill. 7. Alice In Hell-Annihalator. 8. Darkness Descends-Dark Angel. 9. Submission For Liberty-4ARM. 10. Cowboys From Hell-Pantera

Tankard - Zombie Attack is a great starter. They just get overlooked constantly.

I kind of disagree with Master Of Puppets. While it may arguably be Metallica's best album, for an intro I would pick Kill Em All. Maybe because it was my introduction to thrash. It is what the genre is all about. It was the album that created the genre in my opinion. Therefore, it has to be on this list. It should be the first album any newbie to thrash should listen to.

Death Angel - Act III 😍

As another suggestion for someone's introduction to thrash - Killing Technology.

Bonded by Blood is such a thrash masterpiece, cannot love more that album

Here are my top recommendations for beginners: 1. Flotsam And Jetsam - Doomsday For The Deceiver (Very good vocals great for beginners to the genre) 2. Anthrax - Spreading The Disease (Great vocals too good for beginners) 3. Artillery - By Inheritance (Super vocals again) Start with these 3 first if you can't get past the harsher vocals. 4. Metallica - Master Of Puppets 5. Megadeth - Rust In Peace 6. Slayer - Show No Mercy 7. Testament - The Legacy 8. Annihilator - Alice In Hell 9. Exodus - Bounded By Blood 10. Pantera - Cowboys From Hell

Do not listen to remixes from Megadeth. Original all the way.

Great list! I’d personally swap out the sodom and destruction for lights camera revolution by suicidal tendencies and arise by Sepultura.

I just listened to Darkness Descends last night, i'm 54 and still love it. I never actually owned the album because my brother had it and played it 24/7, so it's also kind of nostalgic, haha. Keep up the good work Pete.

Great list Pete, I would have thrown in Killing Technology by Voivod 🤘

You know your stuff! This is one of the few top 10s that I did not find myself disagreeing with at all. Thrash newbies would do well to check out all of these albums, including the honorable mentions like Death Angel, Vio-lence, Sepultura (which really is a top 10 band as well), Nuclear Assault, etc

Thrash beginners should: Make sure your seat backs and tray tables are in the fully upright and locked positions. Know where your oxygen masks are located. Be aware of all emergency exits. A neck brace, or two, makes good sense. Thrash music kills less people than auto accidents.

rust in peace ride the lightning hell awaits persistence of time bonded by blood the legacy agent orange pleasure to kill darkness desccends taking over just my two cents

Never heard Reign in Blood before. Bloody hell!! Surprisingly, I liked it and will try more

We need an Annihilator album ranking!!!!

Pete should have gone with peace sells…but who’s buying? It is a great example of what thrash is.

Deliverance first album. Lot of people don't know about them because they were christian. But any their first three or so albums kill.

Highly recommend By Inheritance by Artillery. Very underrated Thrash album

Megadeth - "Rust In Peace" Overkill - "Taking Over" Slayer - "South Of Heaven" Metallica - "Kill Em All" Testament - "The New Order"

Mother's nature son Paul mcartney

For those going to thrash metal from prog and jazz rock, not from classic HMR, I would recommend Coroner "Mental Vortex' and Mekong Delta "Kaleidoscope"

1986... what a year for thrash! 🤘🤘

For people who want straight forward easy listening thrash: 1. Metallica: Master of Puppets 2. Testament: The New Order 3. Megadeth: Peace Sells but Who"s Buying 4. Overkill: Taking Over For people who want to try something more extreme: 5. Dark Angel: Darkness Descends 6. Slayer: Reign in Blood 7. Sepultura: Beneath the Remains 8. Kreator: Extreme Agression For People who like technical/progressive playing 9. Annihilator: Alice in Hell 10. Coroner: Punishment for Decadence If you are coming from punk here are some honorable: Nuclear Assult: Survive Carnivore: Retaliation Cromags: Best Wishes DRI: Crossover Side note: This is quite the hot take but I would replace Rust in Peace with Peace Sells. Dave's vocals are at the most nasally on Rust which I hate, and the riffs and tone aren't as crushing as on Peace Sells. I also felt like Chris Poland's solos and style fit way better with Megadeth.

This video made me smile. The list and the honorable mentions just took me back to my teenage years. I'm 50 now and Thrash is still my favourite sub-genre of metal. And I'm proud to say I own every single album you mentioned.

Albums i bought/someone gave to me when i was a newbie _________________________ Destruction - Infernal Overkill D.R.I. - Thrash Zone Sepultura - Schizophrenia Testament - The New Order Morbid Saint - Spectrum Of Death Stone - Self Titled Anthrax - Among The Living Exodus - Impact Is Imminent Kreator - Terrible Certainty & Out Of Dark… Into The Light 2CD Toxik - World Circus & Think This 2CD Overkill - Years Of Decay & Horrorscope

Slayer - Hell Awaits Exodus - Bonded by Blood Flotsam and Jetsam - Doomsday for the Deceiver Dark Angel - Darkness Descends Kreator - Pleasure to Kill Voivod - Rrroooaaarrr Megadeth - Peace Sells... but Who's Buying Anthrax - Among the Living Testament - The New Order Overkill - The Years of Decay Btw you didn't fail this time, still one spot wasted for Metallica. It's not even real thrash, but what the hell, this album is actually very good. I also think people should appreciate that you finally got a copy of an Anthrax album.

I'm perplexed as to what steers me away from thrash...I love a lot of heavy music however thrash has never hooked me in. I like a handful of Metallica and Motorhead songs, however....Slayer, Testament, Pantera, Anthrax, Mercyful Fate don't do it for me. I've given all those bands a listen but nothing sticks...maybe it's too aggressive and brutal?...love Sabbath, Maiden, Tool, Pentagram and many other heavy bands...thrash music just sounds like stuff you listen to if you wanna start a violent brawl.

Rust in Peace Reign in Blood Master of Puppets Among the Living Bonded by Blood The Years of Decay Metal Church Self Titled Arise The Legacy Terrible Certainty

this episode makes me yearn for a show on "obscure" 80's thrash bands...perhaps not "obscure" with "true" thrash fans, but some of those gems from that era...this show made me go back into my collection and re-listen to some of those releases...Iron Cross...Vacant Grave...Black Shepherd...Kublai Khan...Sonick Plague...Morbid Saint...Wrath...Flames...Morsure...Exumer...lots of bands that were just "one and done," but the limited output was just so cool. And speaking of Morbid Saint, they have a new one, released this year...it's pretty damn brutal.And of course there's Agent Steel...Acrophet...Atrophy...Cyclone...Sentinel Beast...Razor...Sacred Reich...I was what I considered the "perfect age" to be a thrash fan...I was buying all this stuff when it was "new" and "exciting," fascinated by the direction that "metal" was going...however, in the beginning of the 90s, being me, I found bands that were "pushing the envelope" even further in the burgeoning death metal scene, so I left thrash behind in favor of those much heavier death metal bands...but, yeah...an elongated (don't skimp us, Pete!) "obscure/underground/under-noticed" 80s thrash show would be excellent. At least an hour...and, please...NO co-host...unless you trust me to sit in the co-captain chair, that is...:0)

ARTILLERY-BY INHERITANCE Without a doubt one of the very best thrash albums ever.

Thanks for the tip on Carnivore, Pete! -- I never knew that Steele had an earlier band than Type O Negative. Great find! My two suggestions: as a late, but really meaningful addition to the genre roster, Annihilator, Never, Neverland. I know this is heresy, but to me this is the one album (same year) that beats Rust In Peace. You can't outdo Marty's work there, obviously, but to my ears NN boasts better production, has better overall songwriting consistency, and much stronger vocal presence. And also -- what happened to Voivod?? Or was that streak '86-'89 too proggy / odd to be included? Just saying :-)

I'm 62 this year and I'm only just dipping in to Thrash. I am not a fan of growl vocals, so i dont think the German bands are for me. I have most of the so called Big Four with albums by Overkill, Testament, Flotsam and Jetsam and Exodus.

1. Metallica - Ride the Lightning 2. Megadeth - Rust in Peace 3. Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today 4. Testament - The Legacy 5. Pantera - Cowboys from Hell 6. Slayer - Reign in Blood 7. Overkill - Taking Over 8. Anthrax - Among the Living 9. Exodus - Bonded by Blood 10. Death Angel - The Ultra-Violence

thank you for always being awesome. this channel is treasure for a true music nerd.

Artillery - By Inheritance This album has everything.

3:00 great call out! Started listening to both Venom and Motorhead in the Summer of 81. 11:00 Just wait a few more years. It might seem that way.

Kreator coma of souls , powertrip nightmare logic, anthrax among the living, Metallica ride the lightning, slayer seasons in the abyss, megadeath countdown , warbringer weapons of tomorrow! I think u need to throw in a couple of newbie’s for newbie’s to

Great list, only mistake is Bonded by Blood without the original cover 😂

I was into hard rock. I was into heavy metal. A friend brought over the first Metallica album and I instantly knew this was something new, something extremely cool and that rock was never gonna be the same!

Great point Pete about the newbie best off getting their feet wet with your rock and Metal episodes of this great series! This is the NEXT step.

Metallica - Master of Puppets Slayer - Reign in Blood Megadeth - Rust in Peace Anthrax - Among the Living Exodus - Bonded by Blood Overkill - Years of Decay Testament - New Order Kreator - Pleasure to Kill Sepultura - Beneath the Remains And fuck it Pantera - Cowboys from Hell they took thrash into a new era

1. Slayer "Reign In Blood" 2. Sodom "Agent Orange" 3. Metallica "Master Of Puppets" 4. Anthrax "Among the Living" 5. Death Angel "Frolic Through The Park" 6. Overkill "Taking Over" 7. Megadeth "Rust In Peace" 8. Exodus "Bonded By Blood" 9. Testament "Titans Of Creation" (wanted to name a newer one by a legendary band) 10. Destruction "The Antichrist"

Overkill, Metallica, Slayer, Testament, Sodom, Megadeth - great choices

What, no [insert favourite thrash band or album here]!!!!!

How about 1st 10 NWOBHM for Newbies? Otherwise this video and series is great!

I understand that Celtic Frost aren't exclusively Thrash, but where other would (will) you put them? To Mega Therion is an absolute Thrash Classic (and so much more). Cheers

The band 'Paradox' (Heresy) would be on my list but your list is a very good one.

I'm not necessarily doing just one album per band, because that's not what hooked me on thrash! In no particular order: 1. Megadeth - Peace Sells But Who's Buying 2. Anthrax - State of Euphoria 3. Metallica - Master of Puppets 4. Slayer - South of Heaven 5. Slayer - Reign in Blood 6. Megadeth - Rust in Peace 7. Heathen - Victims of Deception 8. Overkill - The Years of Decay 9. Exodus - Fabulous Disaster 10. Tankard - Stone Cold Sober

1.Metallica-Ride The Lightning 2.Slayer-Reign In Blood 3.Kreator-Extreme Aggressions 4.Testament-The New Order 5.Exodus-Bonded By Blood 6.Desaster-Angelwhore 7.Anthrax-Among The Living 8.Celtic Frost-Morbid Tales 9.Sepultura-Morbid Visions/Bestial Devastation 10.Wehrmacht-Shark Attack I really love thrash but I only have Greatest Hits-albums by Sodom and Megadeth or them on samplers, even though I like them.😅 Should buy more but I sadly have to say that I kinda struggle with the 200-300 CDs/Vinyls/Tapes I have around here, already. So no more albums for quite some time after my birthday.

I wish I could relive the first time I heard thrash metal (Ride the Lightning) after that I realized that there was more to music than I have ever thought. Huge thrash/death metal fan now

I love thrash but I can’t & I mean I can’t do Slayer, I’ve tried so many times, nope can’t do it

SLAYER albums before Reign in Blood are better for me.

World Circus by Toxik

Annihilator ""Alice In Hell"", folks! A thrash metal masterpiece!

Here’s my 10 albums for people to get into Thrash 1. Metallica Kill Em’ All 2. Megadeth Rust in Peace 3. Slayer Reign in Blood 4. Anthrax Among the Living 5. Exodus Bonded by Blood 6. Testament The Legacy 7. Overkill Taking Over 8. Suicidal Tendencies Lights Camera Revolution 9. Metal Church- Metal Church 10. Pantera Cowboys from Hell

Indeed! Watch out for the Rust in peace remix. You gotta hear the original 1990 mix.

I've always heard that "Seven Churches" is considered to be the 1st Death Metal Album.

Oh man i was so hoping to see a Sepultura nod in the top 10 but i'll still take it as a giant fanboy.

My list would be: Metallica - Master of Puppets Megadeth - Rust in Peace Slayer - Reign in Blood Anthrax - Among the Living Sodom - Agent Orange Kreator - Pleasure to Kill Destruction - Infernal Overkill Sepultura - Arise Overkill - The Years of Decay Dark Angel - Darkness Descends.

I went from thrash to Death and Grindcore about 1990. Is Exiter- Heavy Metal Maniac, thrash or speed metal. I highly recommend Ritually Abused by Numskull. 1988 They are a legendary band from Lake county IL.

Excellent choice of shirt sir. Ilium!

HayPete what are your thoughts on grunge bands Pearl Jam nirvana Alice In Chains ect will you ever do a show on any of these bands cerious a loyal fan

My playlist of thrash bands are the less thrashy stuff - Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax, Testament, and Metal Church. I never really cared for what I heard by Slayer, but I suppose I should give it another try. Funny thing I have noticed on these videos. The honorable mention list continues to grow... Classic Heavy Metal - 0, Hard Rock - 1, Prog Rock - 3, Prog Metal - 5, Classic Rock - 9, and now Thrash - 10. LOL

Excellent list! Great theme for this month!

Great list Pete 🤘

1. Metallica-Master Of Puppets 2.Megadeth- Rust in Peace 3. Slayer- Reign in Blood 5. Dark Angel-Darkness Descends 6. Kreator- Pleasure To Kill 7. Forbidden-Forbidden Evil 8.Anthrax-Spreading The Disease 9. Forced Entry- Uncertain Future 10. Annihilator-Alice In Hell

I'm shocked you did not add Pantera !

Thrash Metal is my favorite genre of metal, so this one is very special to me... with that said, I'm going to order these, not by year, but by accessibility for a newcomer (in my opinion) #1 - Kill 'Em All: Metallica The birth of Thrash to the wider audience, combining New Wave Of British Heavy Metal with Punk attitude, legends were born. It's accesible, fast and heavy while not being a deterrent to newcomers. Seek & Destroy, The Four Horsemen and Whiplash are Thrash at it's core. #2 - Rust In Peace: Megadeth From the opening riff of Holy Wars, this album is destined for greatness. Arguably one of the most iconic guitar riffs of all-time, Dave Mustaine, Marty Friedman, David Ellefson and Nick Menza made magic on this record. Flawless, and I cannot praise this record enough, it's so good, it transcends sub-genres. #3 - The New Order: Testament This is one of the albums that solidified my love for Thrash metal, the vocal melodies and choruses... catchy riffs, leads, phenomenal drumming, basswork, finished with great mixing and production. This is a MUST LISTEN for someone wanting to get into Thrash. #4 - State of Euphoria: Anthrax Fun, bounce-riff laden, goofy and unserious, tye-dye "pizza thrash" (fun, party stuff) Anti-Social is the most fun song that Thrash has Thrashed. #5 - Fabolous Disaster: Exodus The true innovators of the Thrash Metal scene in the San Francisco Bay Area, Exodus created great chanting choruses with Toxic Waltz, Fabolous Disaster... and a cover of Low Rider? It's just a fun time all the way through, have at it! #6 - Cowboys From Hell: Pantera Cowboys From Hell, Domination, The Art Of Shredding, and Cemetery Gates. Need I say more? Beautiful melodies, heavy riffs, solos and leads from Dimebag Darrell bludgeoning drumming from Vinnie Paul, Rex Brown slamming on the bass guitar, and Phil Anselmo's emotion filled vocals with a Rob Halford esque sound to them... the last true greats of metal were born. #7 - Seasons In The Abyss: Slayer Slayer's Magnum Opus in my opinion, a true blend of the sheer speed and aggresion of Reign In Blood, with the darker, slower and menacing South of Heaven. This is personally my favorite Thrash album after Metallica's Ride The Lightning (given one album per band). It's also Slayer's most accessible album, with songs like Blood Red, War Ensemble, Spirit In Black, Dead Skin Mask and the title track, Seasons In The Abyss (the greatest Thrash song ever written?)... it's OUTSTANDING... and Dave Lombardo on drums, preach man. #8 - Agent Orange: Sodom Tutonic Thrash perfection, it's ruthless, pure aggression with harsh, Slayer-esq vocals and a Testament / Slayer on steroids style of music... one of the meanest guitar tones ever put to a record, straight from Germany. Fucking phenomenal. #9 - Beneath The Remains: Sepultera Beneath The Remains opens up with the title track, and a pure Thrash rager at that (top #10 Thrash song imo, and shares an outro with the intro of Metallica's One?)... A Killer, brutal and fast Brazilian Thrash record, you can't go wrong. #10 - Pleasure To Kill: Kreator More akin to black metal than the Maiden or Priest influenced bay area scene. Gnarly, vicious, Venom-esque vocals over a bombardment of blistering fast guitars and chaotic drumming. This is the most extreme thing Thrash ever had a hand in, in my opinion Honorable Mentions: Painkiller: Judas Priest No Place For Disgrace: Flotsam & Jetsam Killing Technology: Voivod Demilition Hammer: Tortured Existence Vio-Lence: Eternal Nightmare Forbidden: Forbidden Evil Heathen: Victims of Deception. If you like any of these I'm happy to curate some suggestions for you!

Top 10 starter pack (one album per band): 1 Metallica - Master.... 2 Slayer - Reign.... 3 Megadeth - Rust.... 4 Anthrax - Among.... 5 Exodus - Bonded.... 6 Overkill - Years.... 7 Vio-Lence - Eternal.... 8 Nuclear Assault - Survive 9 Testament - Practice.... 10 Dark Angel - Darkness....

Overkill and Testament need to be mentioned .

one other "honorable mention," since someone else mentioned Artillery...Sacrifice "Forward To Termination."...as for the 10 in your starter pack, they're spot-on, despite my ranking of Testament's "The New Order" over "The Legacy," but I understand why you chose it.

You don’t like Tankard?

Couldn't agree more with the perfection from Anthrax, Slayer and Megadeth (although Hell Awaits is on a par for me but Reign would be the perfect intro). Good work Pete you know your thrash well. How amazing was 1986 though, wow.

The presenter has a good balance here

Machine Head Burn My Eyes is a great album. Devastation's last 2 albums were good as well, a bit more technical Tourniquet. Also Paradox must have one of the strongest discographies out there. 👍

Tremendous list. Pete. Did I detect a “ slight crack “ in the 8️⃣6️⃣. Metallica / Master of PUPPETS. Lol. Thanks again Pete for this fantastic series 👍💯

Since you mentioned the newer thrash scene, I think it would be cool to dedicate an episode not necessarily naming like a top 10 albums, but just a general discussion of modern acts. Power Trip, Warbringer, Havok, Enforced, etc.

Ride the Lighting Metallica Rust In Peace Megadeth Reign In Blood Slayer Among the Living Anthrax Bonded by Blood Exodus Pleasure to Kill Kreator Beneath the Remains Sepultura Agent Orange Sodom The Legacy Testament The Ultra-Violence Death Angel The Years of Decay Overkill

Great show Pete. You always set the framework in such a way where it's easy to follow. My personal favorites and recommendations will always be Metallica's 'Kill Em' All'. 'Ride the Lightning' and 'Master of Puppets'. Megadeth's 'Rust in Peace' and 'Peace Sells ...' follows. Just something out of the genesis of family Metallica that became so very special. I'm torn with Overkill. Your choice of 'Taking Over' is about the best choice for newbies. While 'The Years of Decay' in '89 has 'Elimination'. That song still drives me today. The whole Overkill catalogue is a must. I was on board with Anthrax early on and then they gave us Urban Thrash for what the band calls their roots. At that point I checked out. The Public Enemy collaboration was sheer blasphemous to me. To me that was as out of place as Ice-T and Black Sabbath with 'Illusion of Power'. Another good choice and for a Canadian such as myself a no-brainer would be Anvil's 'Metal on Metal' in 1982. 'March of the Crabs'. 'Mothra'. '666'. Close to six decades on this planet and Thrash is still part of me.

Toxik and Sacrifice.

Excellent episode - an interesting discipline to narrow down 10 'primers' for a genre. One could definitely argue for 3 or 4 Kreator ( I came to them quite late and loved them ) albums and the same applies to most of these bands.

What is your shirt Pete?

Thank you!! You mentioned all the usual suspects but didn't forget Forbidden and Carnivore )) You made my day